(NLDO) - This is a local-level diplomatic activity to implement and concretize the high-level common perception of the leaders of the Party and State of Vietnam and China.
On February 21, in Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province hosted the 2025 Spring Meeting Program between the Secretaries of the Provincial Party Committees of Quang Ninh, Lang Son, Cao Bang, and Ha Giang provinces (Vietnam) and the Secretary of the Party Committee of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (China).
Delegates attending the Spring Meeting 2025
This is an annual local-level diplomatic activity to implement and concretize the high-level common perception of the leaders of the Party and State of Vietnam and China. This is also the opening diplomatic activity of the "Vietnam-China Humanitarian Exchange Year 2025", commemorating the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries (1950-2025).
Attending and speaking at the program, Politburo member and Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics Nguyen Xuan Thang welcomed Guangxi province and the provinces of Quang Ninh, Lang Son, Cao Bang, and Ha Giang to continue to maintain and effectively implement the mechanism of the Spring Meeting between Provincial Party Secretaries, Regional Party Secretaries and the Joint Working Committee Conference between the five localities; highly appreciated the creative idea of the two sides on expanding the Meeting to include Hai Phong City of Vietnam.
Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thang, Politburo member, Director of Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council, spoke at the meeting program.
Localities of the two countries are important actors contributing to the successful implementation and putting into practice the common perceptions of the two countries' senior leaders. The cooperative relationship between localities is a new driving force to promote the cooperative relationship between the two countries to become more in-depth and comprehensive.
To actively promote friendly exchanges and mutually beneficial cooperation between the two sides, Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thang hopes that localities will make joint efforts to create more substantial and effective breakthroughs in the cooperative relationship. These are breakthroughs in friendly exchanges and people-to-people connections; breakthroughs in infrastructure connections, especially transport infrastructure, in which it is necessary to focus on implementing, ensuring the quality, progress and efficiency of the two 1,435 m standard gauge railway lines connecting Guangxi with Vietnam and the Huu Nghi-Huu Nghi Quan smart border gate project.
Along with that is a breakthrough in cross-border development management, it is recommended that localities on both sides continue to upgrade and open new border gates to facilitate trade between businesses and people.
Quang Ninh Provincial Party Secretary Vu Dai Thang proposed that all parties actively participate and coordinate the work of the Working Group on Researching Models for Building the Vietnam-China Cross-Border Economic Cooperation Zone chaired by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the two countries and the Cross-Border Economic Cooperation Zone between Quang Ninh and Guangxi in particular. At the same time, promote upgrading and opening new pairs of border gates and openings on the border between the parties; research and cooperate in implementing the smart border gate model.
The relevant parties should strengthen cooperation to facilitate customs clearance to increase customs clearance efficiency and import-export turnover through border gates between localities of Vietnam and Guangxi; actively report to the central agencies of the two countries to soon deploy the planning of two standard gauge railway lines Lang Son-Hanoi and Mong Cai-Ha Long-Hai Phong...
Strengthen the provision and sharing of regular and timely information on the investment environment and investment attraction policies; promote cooperation in science and technology, innovation, digital transformation, tourism and agriculture.
At the same time, continue to seriously implement the three legal documents on the Vietnam-China land border and related agreements, contributing to building a peaceful, friendly, stable, cooperative and developing border area for the happiness of the people.
Secretary of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Party Committee Chen Gang proposed that the five provinces and regions maintain regular exchanges, promote connection in development planning; exchange practical experience and socialist theories; strengthen the implementation of the contents of the cooperation memorandums between the parties; effectively maintain the mechanism of the Spring Meeting and the Joint Working Committee Conference; pilot the Mong Cai-Dongxing cross-border industrial cooperation zone; join hands to build a China-Vietnam artificial intelligence innovation cooperation center; promote cooperation in new fields such as digital transformation and artificial intelligence products and services.
Representatives of localities signed the Minutes of the meeting between the Provincial Party Committees of Quang Ninh, Ha Giang, Lang Son, Cao Bang provinces (Vietnam) and the Party Committee of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (China)
At the same time, continue to closely and effectively coordinate in border management and protection work according to the provisions of three legal documents on the Vietnam-China land border to build a border of peace, friendship, cooperation and mutual development.
Mr. Tran Cuong affirmed that he will coordinate with Vietnam to develop plans for the Lang Son-Hanoi and Mong Cai-Ha Long-Hai Phong standard gauge railways; actively coordinate to organize commemorative activities, people-to-people exchanges, culture, arts, sports... to strengthen sentiments and foster a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership...
On this occasion, the parties signed 29 memorandums of understanding on cooperation in many fields, the Minutes of the 2025 Spring Meeting between the Secretaries of the Provincial Party Committees of Ha Giang, Quang Ninh, Lang Son, Cao Bang provinces (Vietnam) and the Secretaries of the Party Committees of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (China); and issued a Joint Communique of the 2025 Spring Meeting.
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